This was normally done by tza but i just wanted to put it on here because its on another site - plus the other one (ver of eruption) is wrong
Eruption-Van Halen
Van Halen
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
.=staccato
*=pm
+=tap
ph=pinch harmonics
b=bend
r=release
v=bar dive
Free Time.
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------.----------------------5------
g---/8--------2---------------.--.--5--7b(ph)-rp5-7b~~~~~~--------
d----x--------2---------------5--7--------------------------------
a---/9--------0---------7~~~~-------------------------------------
e-------10\-------------------------------------------------------
e-5---------0---------0---------0-----------5---------------------
b---8p5p0-----8p5p0-----8p5p0-----8p5p0---5---8p5----5------------
g---------8---------8---------8---------7---------7b---rbp5-------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b---ph------------------------------------------------------------
g---4-5-7--5-7p5p4----4h7p5p4---4h7p5p4---4h7p5p4-----------------
d-6----------------7----------7---------7---------7---------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-.---------------------------------------------------------------
g-4-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-------------------------------------------------
d---7-6-5-4-------------------------------------------------------
a-----------7-6-5--3/15-------------12p0--0v-0v-0-v-0v------------
e-------------------------0vvvvvvv--------------------------------
e------3----2--------------17---17---17----------------17---------
b------3----3--(3)/19---20b--20b--20b--20brp18p0---20b------------
g-2----0----2------------------------------------0----------------
d-2----0----0-----------------------------------------------------
a-0----x----------------------------------------------------------
e------3----------------------------------------------------------
e-20--21---20p17----17-----17---20brp17----17---------------------
b-------19------19b----20b--------------20----20brp17---20brp17---
g-----------------------------------------------------19----------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------16-17-20-----------14-------
b----20brp17----20b~~~~------16h18h20----------14h17h20-----------
g-19---------19---------/18---------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-17h20p17h20p17p14h15p14-----------------------------------------
b-------------------------17p14----14-----------------------15b---
g-------------------------------17----17brp14h17-17vvvp14---------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------0v------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-15b~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
repeat this bar, trem pick all
e-12-------16------19------17--------16------17------14------16---
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
trem pick
e-12--14--10--12--9--10--7--9--5--7--3--5--1--1h3p1p0-------------
b-----------------------------------------------------5p3p1p0-----
g-------------------------------------------------------------5---
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-2br\1------------------------------------------x----------------
d------------------------------------------------x----------------
a------------------------------------------------x--/7------------
e-------/20p0\-v-v-v-v-v-0v---------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------6p0-5-------8p0-7-5h7p5h7p5h7p5---
g-------------5p0---------5p0-3-------7p0-5-----------------------
d-5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------/7-
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------5p0-4-------7p0-6-4h6p4h6p4h6p4---
d-------------5p0---------5p0---------7p0-4-----------------------
a-5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7---------------------------------/7
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------6p0-5-------8p0-7-----------------
g-------------5p0---------5p0-3-------7p0-5-----------------------
d-5h7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
really fast build up to the tapping part
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_halen/eruption_tab_ver_6.html ]
e----------------------------------------------------9p2----------
b-5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5p3h5p3h5p3p1h3p1h3p1p0h2p0h2p0h2-------2h5-----
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
The Tapping Part:
+ + + + + + + + + +
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-9p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5-10p2h5
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
+ + + + + + + + +
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-10p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h9-12p5h9--
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
+ + + + + + + + +
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-13p5h8-15p5h8-15p5h8--
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
+ + + + + + + +
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-15p7h10-17p7h10-17p7h10-17p9h12-
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
+ + + + + +
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-----------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
Crazy Outro Tapping Part
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-17p12h15-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p12h15----
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-17p12h15-17p11h14-17p11h14-17p10h13-17p10h13-17p9h12-17p9h12----
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-15p10h13-15p10h13-15p9h12-15p9h12-15p8h11-15p7h10-13p8h11-13p8h1
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-13p7h10-13p7h10-13p6h9-13p5h8-13p5h8----------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8--
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8--
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p5h8--
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7--
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7-12p5h8-12p4h7--
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-p5--------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----h4/18\--/19-0------12---------------------------------------